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Karlsruhe District

Rinnentor Tower, Bensheim

Karlsruhe District

Rinnentor Tower, Bensheim

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Rinnentor Tower, Bensheim

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Location: Bensheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Scout Jens

January 5, 2022

Still nice to look at today. The landmark of Bensheim until 1885.

"The Rinnentor tower is a remnant of the medieval city fortifications that were built in the 13th and 14th centuries to secure the city of Bensheim. The Rinnentor, it is now assumed, was intended to secure the western outflow of the Lauter out of the city. The Rinnentor originally existed from a middle building with high basket arch openings and key notches in the western wall of the battlement. Today's Rinnentorturm was added to the north, and the security building further south. In the first half of the 18th century, the Lauter was moved to the north and the southern city wall was demolished, in order to create a western exit to the city. In 1885, at the instigation of some citizens, this city gate was demolished except for the current Rinnentor tower. The reasons given were traffic problems (a passage that was too narrow for carriages) and an alleged dilapidation. This gave the city of Bensheim one of its landmarks "A loss that was soon realized and that is still present in the consciousness of many Bensheim citizens today."
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Kristian

December 23, 2022

The Rinnentorturm, often referred to as the Rinnentor, is a gate tower and cultural monument in Bensheim an der Bergstraße. The Rinnentorturm is a remnant of the medieval city fortifications that were built in the 13th and 14th centuries to secure the city of Bensheim. The Rinnentor, it is assumed today, was intended to secure the western outflow of the Lauter out of the city.

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

December 10, 2023

The Rheintorturm was once the only entrance to Bensheim.
The Rinnentorturm is a remnant of the medieval city fortifications that were built in the 13th and 14th centuries to secure the city of Bensheim. It is now assumed that the Rinnentor was intended to secure the western flow of the Lauter out of the city. The gutter gate originally consisted of a middle structure with high arched openings and key notches in the western wall of the battlement. Today's Rinnentor tower was added to the north, and the security building further south. In the first half of the 18th century, the Lauter was moved north and the southern city wall was demolished to create a western exit to the city. In 1885, at the instigation of some citizens, this city gate was demolished except for the current Rinnentor tower. The reasons given were traffic problems (the passage was too narrow for carriages) and alleged dilapidation. The city of Bensheim gave up one of its landmarks. A loss that was soon realized and that is still present in the minds of many Bensheim citizens today.

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Location: Bensheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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